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Does anyone know the max cpu you can put in these laptops?

You can if you don't need any kind of performance. Under clocking you card will make it slower.  If you play 3-d games, at least return the clock speed to full when you play.  Many people never have problems.  The other solution is to buy a very small fan and place it under the empty spot of the heat sink.  That's what I did and added a thermal sensor and lost 20 degrees.

I haven't replaced my video card yet. I plan on it.  I've also heard of people having issues with the video cable from the video card to the lcd display going bad and replacing them.  They had positive results.  They tend to run around 30$ on ebay(supposedly new) and would be a last shot attempt if you can't get a refund on your cards.  Worth a shot I believe.

I have tried the washers and the pad with no luck. My card is completely fried and I need a new one.

Yes you can replace a 32mb card with a 64mg card or vise versa.

I just got a dead laptop from my aunt and it has all the signs of the video cards issue.  The HDD led, the CD-ROM constantly trying to read and the wireless light with no response.  I have tried the 67y as well as putting electrical tape on top of the GPU and the washers on the side of the heat shield to no avail.  The screen doesn't blink, light up, or even flicker at all.  I'm hoping I can just buy a new video card and solve this issue.  My question is, is it likely my screen has also gone out or is the video card just completely gone?  I am pretty tech savvy and have fixed other laptops with similar issues. I would just rather not spend 70$ to find out it was the screen or motherboard or even the HD LCD cable. Anyone have luck with just the cable? Would anyone be willing to try unpluging the cable to see it does the same thing? Thanks guys!